diff --git a/src/panfrost/bifrost/bi_pressure_schedule.c b/src/panfrost/bifrost/bi_pressure_schedule.c
index 5518ac5fc57..ff8a2aebc08 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/bifrost/bi_pressure_schedule.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/bifrost/bi_pressure_schedule.c
@@ -204,7 +204,9 @@ create_dag(bi_context *ctx, bi_block *block, void *memctx)
                         add_dep(node, memory_store);
                         memory_load = node;
                         memory_store = node;
-                } else if (I->op == BI_OPCODE_MOV_I32 && I->src[0].type == BI_INDEX_REGISTER) {
+                } else if ((I->op == BI_OPCODE_PHI) ||
+                           (I->op == BI_OPCODE_MOV_I32 &&
+                            I->src[0].type == BI_INDEX_REGISTER)) {
                         preload = node;
                 }
         }